Facepainting by Essex Feminist Collective Olive wood figures carved in Palestine; sold here to raise awareness of the plight of people living in the Occupied Territories and to raise funds for well-being. Contact Paul Fox via Crowstone URC. Hildah Mulenga (left) of...

Today was Southend Soup’s 10th soup. We celebrated with a party at Ekco Social & Sports Club in Southend. It was an appropriate venue – having served the local community, and former employees of Ekco Plastics, for decades. Visit their website to read...

An embarrassment of riches at Saturday’s Soup. Three photographers helped capture the magic. Mark Massey is working on a longer-term project, as he’s documenting the Soup Story. He might want to speak with people about their experiences, so watch this...

Wow. Yet again: Best. Soup. Over. No, really. It really was. Well ok, the Punks will ever take some topping, but this has got to be our best attended soup yet (numbers to be confirmed) and certainly the highest amount donated so far: £317. We had three other Soups...

Ready for the first Southend Soup of 2016? Saturday 30th January, 3pm – 6pm, Crowstone United Reform Church, Westcliff-on-Sea We’re doing tickets this time as we’re getting more popular and want to ensure we make enough soup! Book here:...